| November 28, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR hits pause on NorthMet (PolyMet) copper-nickel mine permit review |
| A decision on whether to reissue a permit to mine for the company vying to open Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine is on hold after the company behind it said it is studying potential changes to the controversial project’s design. |
| www.twincities.com |
| November 27, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR suspends review of PolyMet mine project |
| The Minnesota DNR recently announced it will suspend its review of the PolyMet copper-nickel sulfide permit until late next year. |
| queticosuperior.org |
| November 25, 2024 |
| Minnesota DNR delays decision on key proposed copper-nickel mine permit |
| The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has delayed a decision until late next year on a key permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel project in northeastern Minnesota, the mine formerly known as PolyMet. The company called the agency’s decision “unfortunate.” |
| www.mprnews.org |
| November 23, 2024 |
| Burcum: Our stewardship obligations still require a no on this mine, this location |
| Minnesota’s beloved and fragile Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is unfortunately back in political crosshairs after the election. |
| www.startribune.com |
| November 12, 2024 |
| Trump election could reopen path for mining near Boundary Waters |
| President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reverse the Biden administration’s actions blocking copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters. But there is a lot that would need to happen before any mine could open. |
| www.mprnews.org |
| August 30, 2024 |
| Council gets update on New Range project |
| The Babbitt city council received an update on the New Range Copper Nickel Project. Simon Charter, the company’s Community and Social Performance Manager spoke at a lengthy meeting on Aug. 20. He said the big change for the company is that it is now a joint venture with Teck and Glencore “two giants in the mining industry.” “Tech brought the Mesaba project here in your backyard to the table and Glencore brought PolyMet,” said Charter. “So we’re now this 50-50 joint venture between Tech and Glencore.” He said the company has taken a step back to take a new look at the project “to look at how we can strengthen this project, how we’re going to get it across the finish line.” |
| www.elyecho.com |
| August 14, 2024 |
| Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes |
| The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient. |
| apnews.com |
| June 20, 2024 |
| Foreign corporations are vying to mine copper and nickel on the cheap in northeastern Minnesota |
| A 2021 decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court has given the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a perfect opportunity to drive a stake in the most procedurally advanced - and potentially dangerous - proposed sulfide mine in the state. Will it finally take an off ramp? |
| threatenedwaters.com |
| June 8, 2024 |
| Minnesota DFL agrees to legislative hearings on copper-nickel mining — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer |
| Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. |
| minnesotareformer.com |
| June 7, 2024 |
| The DFL convention showed a curious alliance between labor and foreign mining corporations • Minnesota Reformer |
| Labor's unlikely alliance with giant mining corporations. |
| minnesotareformer.com |
| April 25, 2024 |
| Minnesota Bill Would Reverse Long-Sought Protections for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness |
| If passed, HR3195 would re-open doors for a proposed sulfide-ore copper mining project in the famed Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. |
| www.fieldandstream.com |
| April 19, 2024 |
| Tailings dam design could change, NewRange tells tribal nations |
| The company said it hadn't abandoned earlier plans, the focus of a Minnesota DNR review on whether the mining permit should be denied. |
| www.duluthnewstribune.com |
| April 3, 2024 |
| Let's not take clean water for granted • Minnesota Reformer |
| When faced with the most polluting industry in the country, shouldn’t we have, at a minimum, some sort of legislative debate on the issue? |
| minnesotareformer.com |
| March 29, 2024 |
| After suit from tribes, Minnesota judge declines to overturn water quality standards |
| Minnesota revised its water quality standards in 2021, replacing many quantitative rules with more flexible narrative ones. A federal judge declined to overturn those new standards following a lawsuit from several of the state's Native American tribes. |
| www.courthousenews.com |
| February 27, 2024 |
| Mining interest set to launch drill program within the Duluth Complex |
| Green Bridge Metals set to launch drilling exploration for copper-nickel near Lake Superior. Concerns about pollution and long-term impacts |
| queticosuperior.org |
| February 6, 2024 |
| Green Bridge Metals Corporation Options World Class Copper-Nickel Exploration Portfolio in Duluth Complex Minnesota |
| VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 6, 2024 / Green Bridge Metals Corporation (CNSX:GRBM) ("Green Bridge" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered a letter of intent (the "LOI") with Encampment Minerals Inc., dated February 5, ... |
| finance.yahoo.com |
| January 23, 2024 |
| This town’s mining battle reveals the contentious path to a cleaner future |
| The world needs to dig up far more minerals to meet climate goals. But mining poses environmental dangers that are bitterly dividing communities. |
| www.technologyreview.com |
| December 23, 2023 |
| Former Gov. Arne Carlson and environmentalists lambaste Walz, other state leaders |
| Former Gov. Arne Carlson and environmental groups lambasted Minnesota's political leaders last week, contending that they are listening to foreign mining interests instead of voters when it comes to protecting the state's waters. |
| www.echopress.com |
| December 19, 2023 |
| Minnesota court backs major permit for proposed NewRange (PolyMet) copper-nickel mine |
| It was a win for NewRange Copper Nickel, which remains stalled by court and regulatory setbacks. |
| www.twincities.com |
| December 1, 2023 |
| Nickel ore processing plant that will supply Tesla strikes deal to spend $115M in federal funds |
| Developers of a proposed nickel ore processing plant in North Dakota that would supply electric automaker Tesla have reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Energy on how to spend nearly $115 million the federal agency awarded the project last year |
| www.washingtonpost.com |
